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schlimazel

Pronunciation: /ʃləˈmɑːzəl/

The English word “schlimazel” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A chronically unlucky person.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)

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